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[PUZZLE] New Code on 13lights.org - Sept 27
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 		[PUZZLE] New Code on 13lights.org - Sept 27
Been traveling for a few days, and just got in from a 16 hour trip, so I'm not quite up to playing with this one at the moment. Hopefully it's a good lead... seems not all that much transpired in my absence.

The code definitely looks like base 64. The first word is "Atlantis". Beyond that, have at it... I'm off to sleep.

QXRsYW50aXM=

bWx6YW5zYnRid2Rsb2RyamtvcGRocXJlandteW5tcnZ4d3hhcGNzdA0KZnpv
Y2JjcGh3dndqZXRzeGFvdGNmeXh6Z3BoYWZyamtzdnplcnNnZg0Kbm9rcH
Vxdm52YWJ0eG1zbXVkd3pvYnJzZ2Znendib3BvZHZpaml3bA0Kd2JvZHd2e
GJnYWRleW1iZWpiY3htbHJhZXFpeHVtaHd2anNtZm9tcg0KbHplenNicHdxe
WRlcXphdDM3OXhtYXBqdmV4cndrZXRiZ3lnbGR2YQ0KeXhtZXlyd2FwamN
3a2xpbnZvc2doYWZvZWZqdmFpbG1leGdseXpueg0KbmlheG1lcGVzbXVkd2
R2a2Z0eHpyd3hpcmZtbmFiYmt5ZnZuY21ydQ0KYnFzdGxxeXNndm55bWI5
NzNleGdvaW9kYXBkb25yc3hwYmN4bWxyYQ0Kd3F5ZHZuc3Rmb3N4bGZv
aWhpd2FldHl1enJxa3NicHdmdHNoY3Vreg0KIG9ocXZkd2F2d291emhidXZuc
2FmeW5kYmdreXpyd2V1amR3a2Z4Yw==

aURpbWUgcHJ0IDE4
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:49 am
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 		The Last line translates to

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iDime prt 18


Inbetween Base64 does come up with nothing useful.
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 		The rest translates to
Quote:
Atlantis

mlzansbtbwdlodrjkopdhqrejwmynmrvxwxapcst
fzocbcphwvwjetsxaotcfyxzgphafrjksvzersgf
nokpuqvnvabtxmsmudwzobrsgfgzwbopodvijiwl
wbodwvxbgadeymbejbcxmlraeqixumhwvjsmfomr
lzezsbpwqydeqzat379xmapjvexrwketbgygldva
yxmeyrwapjcwklinvosghafoefjvailmexglyznz
niaxmepesmudwdvkftxzrwxirfmnabbkyfvncmru
bqstlqysgvnymb973exgoiodapdonrsxpbcxmlra
wqydvnstfosxlfoihiwaetyuzrqksbpwftshcukz
ohqvdwavwouzhbuvnsafyndbgkyzrweujdwkfxc

So next is to decode the middle.

PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:02 am
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MrToasty wrote:
The rest translates to
Quote:
Atlantis

mlzansbtbwdlodrjkopdhqrejwmynmrvxwxapcst
fzocbcphwvwjetsxaotcfyxzgphafrjksvzersgf
nokpuqvnvabtxmsmudwzobrsgfgzwbopodvijiwl
wbodwvxbgadeymbejbcxmlraeqixumhwvjsmfomr
lzezsbpwqydeqzat379xmapjvexrwketbgygldva
yxmeyrwapjcwklinvosghafoefjvailmexglyznz
niaxmepesmudwdvkftxzrwxirfmnabbkyfvncmru
bqstlqysgvnymb973exgoiodapdonrsxpbcxmlra
wqydvnstfosxlfoihiwaetyuzrqksbpwftshcukz
ohqvdwavwouzhbuvnsafyndbgkyzrweujdwkfxc

So next is to decode the middle.


The digits 3, 7, and 9 are the only ones that appear in the code after the base64 conversion. Bolded above. It may be a kl00 as to which cipher method was used.

PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:36 am
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 		Just ran a frequency analysis- here are the results.

Results Matrix

3 2
7 2
9 2
a 20
b 20
c 10
d 17
e 18
f 16
g 12
h 9
i 10
j 11
k 11
l 12
m 19
n 14
o 19
p 13
q 10
r 17
s 19
t 12
u 10
v 19
w 24
x 20
y 15
z 16

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 		FYI, the text from the base64 decode is formatted exactly as below - the line breaks and the space at the start of the last line were all included in the encoding. I don't think it will make a difference, but just being thorough.

Code:
mlzansbtbwdlodrjkopdhqrejwmynmrvxwxapcst
fzocbcphwvwjetsxaotcfyxzgphafrjksvzersgf
nokpuqvnvabtxmsmudwzobrsgfgzwbopodvijiwl
wbodwvxbgadeymbejbcxmlraeqixumhwvjsmfomr
lzezsbpwqydeqzat379xmapjvexrwketbgygldva
yxmeyrwapjcwklinvosghafoefjvailmexglyznz
niaxmepesmudwdvkftxzrwxirfmnabbkyfvncmru
bqstlqysgvnymb973exgoiodapdonrsxpbcxmlra
wqydvnstfosxlfoihiwaetyuzrqksbpwftshcukz
 ohqvdwavwouzhbuvnsafyndbgkyzrweujdwkfxc


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AUZ505 wrote:
The Last line translates to

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

iDime prt 18


Inbetween Base64 does come up with nothing useful.


Any idea how these are related? Link
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 		So do we have a BOL/SID/Alpha Agency/13Lights thing going on here?

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 		I thought that was another crossover, but I can't keep all these games straight in my head lately.

PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:44 pm
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 		13lights.org now updated again.

ERROR RECOVERY IN PROGRESS

and A new video from...Sasha?

video transcription to come.

eta:
Sasha Parker wrote:

Greetings fellow executives. Sasha Parker reporting for the weekly overview. Our stocks continue to increase thanks to the our recent company buyouts and mergers. Our Alva mining, however is slowing as we are running out of Alva in the mines we have in operation across the UNIX nations. I have personally hired teams to search for places to mine. If this plan falls through, we may be forced to wake subject 012491 prematurely. This will only be used as a last resort. Recent reports on the subject show that his progress is mainly stagnant, but is showing faint signs of improvement. As a reminder, there are two Alvans currently on the run from us, and finding them is a major priority. Zane Ipsen and Bion Jode (sp?) have been on the run from us for nearly two years now and have not been spotted in almost twenty months. Any rumors of either of them will be directly reported to me. Time is now truly of the essence. If you fail, the consequences will be dire. [rises from chair] You will will have to deal with me. That is all!


Not sure about the Byron Jove (sp?). The name doesn't ring any bells. I'll have to go back to the wiki and posts. It may be a new character, though.

eta2: Okay so it's Bion, not Byron. Still not sure about the last name, though. Sounds like it could be Jode. Also, Sasha's last name is Parker. Married to Steven Parker possibly?

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vapor wrote:
13lights.org now updated again.

ERROR RECOVERY IN PROGRESS


Interesting, since we see this on Twitter:

SYSTEM RECOVERY ACTIVE: CONSOLE OPERATIONAL

What appeared before that:
[ERROR]: Unknown user on system. EFFICIENCY: 3.22%. ALERT SECURITY CODE 044851

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stratagos wrote:

[ERROR]: Unknown user on system. EFFICIENCY: 3.22%. ALERT SECURITY CODE 044851


META
There was apparently some talk in irc and some other threads about crossover characters between ARGs. This apparently happened in BOL/SID and Alpha Agency where this post was made on the BOL/SID website which decoded to a letter from an Alpha Agency character. Notice that the blog entry was made by aURpbWUgcHJ0IDE4 (which is "iDime prt 18" when converted from Base64). If that sounds familiar, just look at the 13lights.org post before the "ERROR RECOVERY" entry. Is aURpbWUgcHJ0IDE4 the "Unknown User on system"?

So was this just some experiment done by the PMs of these respective games. Is it a trailhead within an ARG? Its been said before but, just what the hell is going on here?
/META

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 		New update: now 13lights.org just says "complete", with no link to the map. Presumably that means we're done with the dead drops

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